Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Control

Kess, Dissident Mage
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Julia Maddalena
May 1, 2026
Julia Maddalena
Fire and Ice: Kess, Dissident Mage
In this edition of Fire and Ice, we're looking at one of the classic Grixis Spellslinger commanders: Kess, Dissident Mage.
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Gitaxian Probe
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
88%synergy
Mental Misstep
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
81%synergy
Tainted Pact
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
81%synergy
Demonic Consultation
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
80%synergy
Brain Freeze
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
80%synergy
Flusterstorm
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
79%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
78%synergy
Underworld Breach
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
76%synergy
Necropotence
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Windfall
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
70%synergy
Dark Ritual
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
70%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Mystic Remora
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
72%synergy
Mystical Tutor
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
74%synergy
Swan Song
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
68%synergy
Pact of Negation
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
73%synergy
Ad Nauseam
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
70%synergy
Mana Drain
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
91%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
84%synergy
Demonic Tutor
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
73%synergy
Rhystic Study
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
71%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
88%synergy
Force of Will
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
83%synergy
Imperial Seal
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
87%synergy
Mox Diamond
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
87%synergy
Mana Vault
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
85%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
79%synergy
Creatures
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
55%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
49%synergy
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Drake
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Ledger Shredder
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Mockingbird
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Fell Specter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-0%synergy
The Locust God
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Spellskite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
69%synergy
Brainstorm
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Ritual
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Chain of Vapor
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
57%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Intuition
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Deflecting Swat
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Final Fortune
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Pyroblast
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Daze
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Delay
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Miscast
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-22%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Misdirection
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-0%synergy
Trickbind
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Gush
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Curate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel and Deal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Gamble
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
65%synergy
Reanimate
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Timetwister
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
46%synergy
Rite of Flame
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
46%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Personal Tutor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Last Chance
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Doomsday
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-32%synergy
Burning Inquiry
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Void Snare
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Aether Tide
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Past in Flames
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-21%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Tutor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Merchant Scroll
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Doublecast
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Defense Grid
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Grinding Station
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Manifold Key
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Library of Leng
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Memory Jar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Dress Down
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Forced Fruition
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-0%synergy
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Overburden
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Raiders' Wake
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Dack Fayden
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
28%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Field
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Lotus Petal
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
89%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Mox Opal
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
80%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Grim Monolith
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
71%synergy
Fellwar Stone
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
85%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
85%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
85%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
68%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
52%synergy
Steam Vents
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Polluted Delta
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
41%synergy
Mana Confluence
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
76%synergy
Marsh Flats
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
78%synergy
City of Brass
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
74%synergy
Flooded Strand
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
77%synergy
Misty Rainforest
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
71%synergy
Wooded Foothills
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
66%synergy
Arid Mesa
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
66%synergy
Island
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
-24%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Swamp
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
-42%synergy
Mountain
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
-48%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-19%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-29%synergy
Xander's Lounge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Mine
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Peak
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
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